Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
94. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if capacity has been reached at a waste management facility (details supplied); the measures that are in place for private operators to dispose of materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40344/22]
View answerAs Minister, I set the policy and legislative framework for the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model in Ireland and this includes the farm plastics scheme. Irish Farm Film Plastics Group CLG (IFFPG) operates under an approval granted by my Department however I have no role in operational matters. The relationship between IFFPG and the Littleton recycling facility is a commercial matter for IFFPG.
Environmental permitting of the Littleton plant is the responsibility of the local authority under the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended. Under section 60(3) of that Act, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance, in specific cases, by a local authority or local authorities of their statutory functions under the Act.
